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Resolutions you CAN keep

As parents, our resolutions usually concern our children. This year, I will not yell at my children (Probable time until breakage: 2.3 days). I will not get behind on the laundry (4.2 days). I will exercise (1 day). I will organize creative crafts for my children everyday (2 days). I will not eat my children’s candy (1.5 days...

Introducing HOTM Chat!

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Sometimes we just need a little chit-chat. But let’s face it, being a parent means being busy and we don’t always have time to just drop by a friend’s house for a cup of coffee. In response to this little dilemma, we’d like to introduce Heart of the Matter Chat! Cozy up to the table and grab a quick...

20 things about husbands

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Several years ago, I wrote a letter to a friend of mine who was going through a hard time in her life. I was worried about her. I prayed for her. I prayed for wisdom, patience and peace for her. I prayed for wisdom for me as to how to help her. And I began thinking – I wish I could give her what I’ve learned as a...

10 books you must read (giveaway too)

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Charlotte Mason once said, “Children come into the world with a natural appetite for all the material of knowledge.” Great stories and books can help to feed this natural desire and develop a love of learning. Living books, as Charlotte Mason liked to call them, will encourage a child to lose himself in an imaginary land. A...

Why Should Your Family Join a Homeschool Co-op?

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I remember questioning whether or not our family should join a local Homeschool Co-op. I just didn’t know if I could justify the cost and hassle of participating. What I found out was that I couldn’t afford not to. The benefits far exceeded my expectations and have opened my children up to a whole new world of...

A Verse For The Year

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“Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.” (II Peter 1:4) Every year I claim a verse for the year. This verse is usually something that has been a recurring theme in...

Learning Environment: Ten Tips That Helped Our Homeschool

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In my home the difference between successful mathematics learning and distracted fidgeting is appropriate lighting and an IPOD playing Third Day or Reliant K. When asked to write an essay, this same child requires absolute silence and closed curtains! When we study history, we often read aloud and discuss everything as we go. ...

The Best Reading Curriculum. Ever.

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Interested, aren’t ya? Once again, I don’t have it all figured out. And I’m sure my view will change and I’ll be eating these sweet words before too long, but for now, I really feel like I should share this with you. I know I sure could’ve used this a couple years ago. My oldest is in second...

Play and Find out about the Human Body

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Janice VanCleave is one of my favorite science authors, so when I knew we were going to study the Human Body and that Janice had written a book of easy experiments for young children about the Human Body—well, let’s just say my fingers couldn’t type out paperbackswap.com fast enough. The book includes...

Featured Homeschooler: Jenn

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Please welcome this week’s Featured Homeschooler Jenn from Busy At Home! Your blog is entitled “Busy At Home” and my, you sure do stay busy! How do you keep from being overwhelmed? Yes, we keep pretty busy as homeschoolers. To tell you the truth, I don’t always keep from getting overwhelmed! However,...